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Datascan Launches New Service To Support Gps

Datascan Document Services, Ireland’s specialist medical records processing service provider, has launched a new service to support GP practices across Ireland.

The new fixed price service, Datascan GP, is a batch scanning service for incoming patience correspondence to GP practices and provides a secure method for processing patient information.

through scanning and processing of incoming correspondence, which can be time consuming process and will allow staff to focus more on patient-centred tasks.

As we finally start to emerge from the pandemic and the country opens up to a glorious summer of joyful meetups with family and friends, our hands – which have been washed and sanitised every step of the way during this time – are more deserving than ever of extra care and attention. The use of aqueous soaps and alcohol-based products, while key to reducing infection, can strip the skin of its natural protective layer (sebum), leaving those hands dry, cracked and painful. Bio-Oil Dry Skin Gel uses pioneering technology to restore and deeply moisturise dry skin, and is the perfect way to bring your hands to their prepandemic softness.

The standard creams, lotions and body butters that are currently used in the treatment of dry skin are made using up to 70 per cent water, but as our skin is water repellent, the majority of this evaporates on contact. Bio-Oil Dry Skin Gel is formulated using

87 per cent oil for an intensely hydrating product. As well as providing deep moisturisation, the oils used include Lavender oil and Camomile oil, which work to calm the red irritated skin resulting from constant washing.

With 92 per cent of women with dry skin conditions such as eczema, noting that their skin felt instantly moisturised and 82 per cent recording a significant improvement in just two days, Bio-Oil Dry Skin Gel is the new hero product for dry skin. We recommend applying a small amount of Bio-Oil Dry Skin Gel after washing hands for at least 20 seconds in warm, soapy water or applying hand sanitiser. Available in 50ml, 100ml, and 200ml, pop one in your handbag, car, and bathroom to ease irritated and cracked hands.

Available at Lloyds, McCabe’s, McCauley’s, and Bio-Oil stockists nationwide.

See www.bio-oil.com for more information.

The new service will enable GPs to process increased patient correspondence due to Covid-19 screening, testing referrals and vaccinations, to ensure all records are up to date during this time.

Through the new service, documents are scanned, matched to a patient’s ID, and delivered via encrypted secure cloud to the GP’s practice. The service is designed to be used as frequently as required and uses the trusted An Post register post service for tracked delivery of the Datascan GP secure document pouches. All data is encrypted with the most up to date security systems for processing patient data, in line with Datascan’s ISO27001 accreditation.

Having up-to-date patient information is vital to GPs and enables them to provide excellent patient care in their practices. Datascan GP saves time and money for practices

Orla Cafferty, CEO of Datascan said: “Our new GP service provides an easy-to-use secure facility for GPs, that allows for better access to patient information, which in turn will enhance the experience for all involved. The service is flexible and can be adapted to the needs of individual GP practices. GPs across Ireland have been under increased pressure during the pandemic, due to their involvement in Covid-19 testing and the roll-out of the vaccination programme. As a result, there has been a large volume of excess documentation and correspondence. Datascan GP is easy to set up and will ultimately save time and money, as staff are freed up to focus on other vital tasks.”

The service operates on a subscription basis, whereby GP practices pay a fixed price per month for scanning. After initial set up, the cost to process a standard batch of scanning is roughly the same as for one GP consultation. Find out more about the Datascan GP service by visiting: https://datascan.ie/ datascan-gp/

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